Abstract
This paper evaluates Nigeria’s commitment to ending gas flaring within the context of the global quest for zero routine flaring by 2030. The combination of strategies deployed by Nigeria has been generally ineffective in inducing compliance from IOCs. The ineffectiveness is linked to both Nigeria’s weak institutional framework and the unattractiveness of economic payoffs associated with investing in gas-gathering infrastructure by IOCs. Using data from secondary sources, the paper locates the non-realization of flare-out dates in the disconnect between legal enactments and economic permutations, especially in view of the huge capital outlay required to develop gas-gathering infrastructure and the uncertainty surrounding the gas market. The paper contends that achieving zero gas flaring in 2020 as planned by Nigeria or 2030 as projected by the international community will entail going beyond present operational arrangements by adopting a holistic implementation strategy that is capable of extracting unconditional compliance from IOCs.
Highlights
Gas flaring, which is the disposal of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons through combustion at oil and gas production and processing sites, constitutes a serious global problem (Johnson et al, 2001; Anomohanran, 2012; Huang & Fu, 2016)
Apart from flaring gas for safety purposes, which is often an occasional occurrence, other reasons for flaring gas are unjustifiable. It is for this reason, that the global community initiated the global gas flaring reduction (GGFR) partnership and the 2030 target to end routine flaring
This paper appraised the legal and regulatory frameworks enacted to drive the abatement of gas flaring in Nigeria
Summary
Gas flaring, which is the disposal of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons through combustion at oil and gas production and processing sites, constitutes a serious global problem (Johnson et al, 2001; Anomohanran, 2012; Huang & Fu, 2016). While the Niger Delta produces immense oil wealth for Nigeria, its people are victims of environmental degradation from land pollution, gas flaring and indiscriminate disposal of oil production wastes into the water body (UNDP, 2006; Ite et al, 2018; Nwozor, 2020). This oil-induced alienation has been at the roots of the diverse manifestations of criminality and violence that characterize the region (Obi, 2010; Nwajiaku-Dahou, 2012). There is a progressive reduction in gas flaring in Nigeria, at a very slow pace
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